LOGINMy father-in-law was clinging to life after a car accident. The only way he'd survive is if I—a top surgeon—operated on him myself. I'd just changed into my scrubs when my wife, Clara Stevens, rushed in and grabbed my arm. "You're not going anywhere. The priority is protecting Rick's face. Not a single scar, you hear me?" I pulled away. "Dad has minutes left. If we miss the window, he's gone." Clara didn't even flinch. "That worthless country bumpkin father of yours was born a burden. If he dies, he dies—at least we won't have to take care of him anymore. But if Rick's face gets ruined, I swear you'll pay." Her first love, Rick Ford, tugged her sleeve with a fake whimper. "Clara, your husband seems pretty upset. You think he's stalling on purpose? Trying to hurt me?" I was so angry, I just laughed. So that was the case. All along, Clara thought the one dying… was my father.
View More"The doctor said that even with skin grafts, she'll never look the same again. She lies in bed every day now, in unbearable pain, kept alive on morphine. The only thing she wants… is to see you one last time," Spencer said.I tossed the damp towel into the basket and spoke calmly. "Spencer, we're already divorced.""I know! I know!" There was a trace of pleading in his voice. "But she's in such a miserable state now, Dr. Connolly. She begged me to bring you to see her. She said she was wrong. She wants to apologize to you in person…"Spencer still couldn't harden his heart toward the girl he had watched grow up.Apologize? The image of Clara smashing my hand for Rick flashed through my mind—wild, irrational. What was the point of saying any of this now?"There's no need. Spencer, it's over between us. This is the path she chose. She got exactly what she asked for. It suits her. Everything in the past is settled. Don't contact me about her again."The line fell into a long silence
I took the phone and looked at the "perfect couple" on the screen. All that remained in my heart was a quiet sense of irony.It wasn't surprising.After hitting a wall with me, she naturally went looking for someone else to rely on—someone who could help her make a comeback. And Rick was clearly her only option.I handed the phone back to Spencer and shrugged indifferently. "Let her do as she pleases."The recovery for my hands would be long. Perhaps unwilling to give up on me, the hospital offered me a position in an overseas exchange program in Terimany. It was perfect—allowing me to undergo treatment while recuperating.I accepted without hesitation.At the same time, I arranged the paperwork for my father so he could come with me. Leaving this place for a while would do us both good.…On the day of departure, I was idly scrolling through my phone.A notification suddenly popped up—a livestream link.The thumbnail showed Clara and Rick, their faces bound together.My hea
"Would she really sacrifice her own father just to send me to prison?"Rick twisted the truth, painting himself as an innocent victim of a vengeful ex-girlfriend.And the fans and internet mob who swallowed his lies hook, line, and sinker went completely berserk. They didn't just storm the Stevens Group headquarters and trash the place. They somehow tracked down the funeral hall address online, which led to that terrifying attack.Overnight, Clara became a public enemy, the most hated woman on the internet.Her access card to the Stevens Group was deactivated on the spot. She wasn't even allowed back to work. The PR department released a statement, and between the lines, it was clear they blamed her for trashing the company's reputation.Still, she didn't back down. Before long, she launched her own livestream, announcing publicly that she would take Rick to court and clear her name.Watching the video on my phone, I let out a cold laugh.Just two days ago, she was ready to die
Suddenly, Clara's uncle—sitting across from her—picked up a glass of water and threw it right in her face."You?" He let out a cold, bitter laugh, his eyes dripping with disgust. "I'm starting to think you deliberately caused my brother's death. A greedy, unfilial daughter who'd kill her own father for power—there's no way I'm letting you take over as CEO of the Stevens Group."Clara stood there, soaked and shivering. She opened her mouth to argue, but her uncle wasn't done.He snapped his fingers, and someone immediately linked the conference room to the big screen.The next second, the earlier surveillance footage played for everyone to see—her blocking me in the hospital, refusing to let me enter the ER."You can't take him! We have a letter of forgiveness from the victim's family!"Her shrill voice echoed through the silent conference room.Then came a dead silence.Everyone stared at her like she was some kind of monster.It was beyond insane. For the sake of a killer, sh
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